Table-mat.



No. 806,218. I PATENTBD DEG. 5, 1905. HI B n TABLE MAT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY B. WALKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TABLE-MAT.

- is a specification.

The invention is amat designed particularly to afford protection fromhot dishes to polished tables and also designed to prevent the heat fromburning or softening the varnish on tables.

The invention also provides a mat having means'for absorbing moisturecaused .by hot dishes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mat.Fig. 2 is a perspective section thereof, the parts being broken away toshow how the mat is built up.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the mat has upper and lowersheets of asbestos, (indicated at 6 and 7.) Between these sheets, whichare relatively thin, is a thicker sheet of asbestos, (indicated at 8.)Secured to the top of the sheet 8 is a series of strips 9, spaced fromeach other and secured to the sheet 8' by any suitable adhesive. Securedin a similar manner to the under side of the top sheet 6 is a series ofsimilar strips 10, also spaced apart, and these strips are located at aright Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. July 15, 1905. $uaria1 No. 269,788.

Patented. Dec. 5, 1905.

angle'to the strips 9, so that the strips cross each other and formnumerous small spaces or interstices. The strips 9 and 10 are preferablyformed of'pasteboard' or the like, although they also may be made ofasbestos or other material; The mat is conveniently cut in circularform, and the edges of the sheets forming the same are covered by alinen or other cloth binding, (indicated at '11,) which holds the sheetstogether and makes the device durable. The non-conductingmaterial, suchas asbestos, and the air-spaces between the sheets prevent thecommunication of the heat and moisture from the dish, flat-iron, orwhatever is placed on the mat to the table.

The device will be found particularly useful for tables and also as .amat or holder for sad-irons.

WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v A matconsisting of two outer sheets, and spaced strips which cross each otherand form air-spaces, and are held between said sheets.

